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Secret Marvels of the World: 360 extraordinary places you never knew existed and where to find them

Alexander M Howard · Lonely Planet
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Featuring communist bunkers, burning gas craters and at least one sponge-rock fluorescent grotto built by Polish monks, this book reveals weird and wonderful sights the crowds don't reach. We've all heard of India's Taj Mahal, but what about Karna Mata Temple? It's a building...
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Ohio Off the Beaten Path®: Discover Your Fun

Jackie Sheckler Finch · Globe Pequot Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, Ohio Off the Beaten Path shows you the Buckeye State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed. Dine and dance aboard a Cuyahoga...
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Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou

Ken Wells · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
A sprightly, deeply personal narrative about how gumbo -- for 250 years a Cajun and Creole secret -- has become one of the world's most beloved dishes.Ask any self-respecting Louisianan who makes the best gumbo and the answer is universal: "Momma." The product of a melting...
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199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die

Loren Rhoads · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography and their unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Père Lachaise cemetery each year. They are lured there, and to many cemeteries...
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The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas

ERIC RUTKOW · Scribner
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
From the brilliant award-winning author of American Canopy, a dazzling account of the epic quest to link North and South America with the world's longest road - the Pan American Highway - and how its construction and evolution reflected the divergent fates of North, Central, and South...
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